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Fernando Alonso got into the cockpit of the
375 F1, which is today part of Bernie
Ecclestone’s private collection, to do a lap
of the Northamptonshire track to celebrate
this very special anniversary for the most
successful team in Formula 1. |
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Sixty years on from José
Froilan Gonzalez’s victory in the British Grand Prix,
his 375 F1 single-seater was back in action at the
Silverstone circuit but this time the racing car, that
opened up a quite unapproachable tally of grand prix
wins, was driven by Fernando Alonso.
Alonso tried the cockpit of the 375 F1 for the first
time in the Silverstone paddock on Saturday: some
instruction was required when it came to using a very
different pedal arrangement to that of the 150° Italia
and it needed a few metres to gain confidence in the
car.Then
yesterday, at 11.20, the car that gave Scuderia Ferrari
the first of its 215 wins to date in the Formula 1 World
Championship, was on the grid for a photo-call and video
shooting, along with Team Principal Stefano Domenicali
and the drivers, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. After
that, Alonso got into the cockpit of the car, which is
part of Bernie Ecclestone’s private collection, to do a
lap of the track to celebrate this special anniversary
for the most successful team in Formula 1.
“Sixty years have passed and Ferrari is the only team
that can claim to have taken part in every year of the
most important championship in motor sport,” commented
Stefano Domenicali. “After that first win, so many
others followed and with them, 31 titles – 16
Constructors’ and 15 Drivers’ – all part of what makes
this team truly unique. Currently, we really want to add
to that list of wins as soon as possible. That is the
aim of all the men and women who work in Maranello and
we know it is also what our fans expect of us.”
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